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When Anthony Bourdain was in town last summer taping a Chicago-themed episode of his Travel Channel show “The Layover,” he asked various people, including me, to name the quintessential Chicagoan, and a consensus quickly emerged. The answer wasn't Oprah Winfrey or Michael Jordan, who both always seemed more in Chicago than of Chicago. It wasn't Cubs-going actors such as Jim Belushi, Vince Vaughn or John Cusack. It wasn't musical superstars such as Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West, Billy Corgan or (shudder the thought) R. Kelly. It wasn't ex-Mayor Richard M. Daley or current Mayor Rahm Emanuel. It was Roger Ebert. My gut reaction to Bourdain's poll result...

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When Anthony Bourdain was in town last summer taping a Chicago-themed episode of his Travel Channel show “The Layover,” he asked various people, including me, to name the quintessential Chicagoan, and a consensus quickly emerged.
The answer wasn't...

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